SUSE-SU-2018:0246-1

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    SUSE-SU-2018:0246-1

    Published: 26 Jan 2018Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Security update for xorg-x11-libs

    Details: This update for xorg-x11-libs fixes several issues. These security issues were fixed: - CVE-2017-16612: Heap overflows due to an integer overflow while parsing images and a signedness issue while parsing comments (bsc#1065386). - CVE-2017-13720: Improper check for end of string in PatterMatch caused invalid reads (bsc#1054285) - CVE-2017-13722: Malformed PCF file could have caused DoS or leak information (bsc#1049692) - Prevent the X server from accessing arbitrary files as root. It is not possible to leak information, but special files can be touched allowing for causing side effects (bsc#1050459)

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20180246-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1049692, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1050459, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1054285, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1065386, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-13720, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-13722, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16612

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: xorg-x11-libs

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/xorg-x11-libs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -7.4-8.26.50.5.3

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High